Seiten 36–48, „Tadschikisch Wort für Wort“, von Michael Korotkow

Questions, orders, auxiliary verbs meaning can, may, must, should, phrasal verbs, conjunctions, pre– and postpositions, showing case relationships. These are those examples given exclusively in Roman script in the book, rewritten to use Cyrillic.

• (Би)–кунам: I would make
• (Би)–куни: You would make
• (Би)–кунад: He, she would make
• (Би)–кунем: We would make
• (Би)–кунед/–кунетон: You [plural and distancing] would make
• (Би)–кунанд: They would make
• Ман мехоҳам ин филмро бинам: I want to see this film.
• Ҳамроҳ ношито кунем чи?: Will we breakfast together?
• Куҷо равам?: Where should I go?
• Оре, Бале: Yes
• Оё, Магар, –ми: [Interrogative particles, the first two used at the start of a sentence to indicate it’s a question, the last two at the end. Note that the <ми> has both stress and excessive length ]
• Билет харедми?: Did you [plural or distancing] buy the ticket?
• Оё ӯ сиҳат аст?: Is he healthy?
• Ки?: Who?
• Кадом?: How, which? [German „Wie“, which of course has more functions.]
• Чӣ?: What?
• Чӣ тавр?: How? In what way? [Literal translation is ‘what way?’—ach, I love this.]
• Чӣ хел/гуна?: Which? [‘What kind?’]
• Кай?: When?
• (Дар) Куҷо? : [In] Where?
• Аз куҷо?: Where from?
• (Ба) Куҷо?: Where to?
• Чаро?: Why?
• Чанд?: How much?
• Чандум?: [Wievielte/r? There, of course, is no elegant direct translation of that into English. ‘Howmanyth?’ is at least understandable. ]
• Шумо аз куҷо ҳастед?: Where are you from?
• Инро ба шумо ки гуфт?: Who said that to you?
• Ӯ куҷо зиндаги мекунад?: Where does he live?
• Чанд пул?: How much money does that cost?
• Ту намедонӣ: You don’t know [that].
• Оё ту намедонӣ?: Don’t you know that?
• (Би–)Кун!: Do!, Make! [2nd. singular imperative]
• (Би–)Гир!: Take! [2nd. singular imperative]
• (Би–)Шин!: Sit! [2nd. singular imperative]
• (Би–)Бишон!: Read! [2nd. singular imperative]
• Кунед/Кунетон!: Make!, Do! [2nd plural, and formal singular, imperative]
• Шинед/шинетон: Sit! [2nd plural and formal singular, imperative]
• Гӯед/гӯетон: Say! [2nd plural and formal singular, imperative.]
• Бихонед: Read! [2nd plural and formal singular, imperative.]
• Накун!: Don’t do [that]! [2nd plural and formal singular, imperative.]
• Нахонед: Don’t read! [2nd plural and formal singular, imperative.]
• Хостан, хоҳ–: To want, to desire.
• Шумо чӣ мехоҳед?: What do you [formal singular] want?
• Ман ӯро дидан мехоҳам: I want to see him.
• Ман об мехоҳам: I want water. [I’m thirsty.]
• Ман хӯрок мехоҳам: I want food. [I’m hungry.]
• Мо мехоҳем ки шаҳрро тамошо кунем: We’d like to see the city.
• Ман мехоҳам ин намоишгоҳро бинам: I’d like to see this presentation.
• Ӯ шино карда ме тавонад: He knows how to swim.
• Ту чӣ кор карда ме тавонӣ?: What do you know how to do?
• Доруро дар куҷо харидан мумкин (аст) ?: Where can one buy medicine?
• Даромадан мумкин(ми)?: May one enter?
• Даромадан мумкин нест: No entry. (No-one may enter, effectively.)
• Тамоку кашидан манЪ аст!: No smoking.
• Боҷад: Necessary.
• Мо соати чанд боҷад таййор шавем? : When do we have to be ready for?
• Ӯ бояд зуд ояд: He must come soon.
• Ман бояд телефон кунам: I need to telephone.
• Даркор, лозим: Necessary.
• Таксӣро ҷеғ задан лозим аст: Someone should order a taxi.
• Ҳароратро санҷиндан даркор: Someone should measure the temperature.
• Шуморо диданам лозим!: I need to see you!
• Кор кардан: To work (‘work make.’)
• Ханда кардан: To smile (‘smile make.’)
• Нигоҳ кардан: To look (‘glance make.’)
• Таклиф намудан: To propose something.
• Таном шудан: To be over, finished. (‘end become’)
• Нишом додан: To show, signify.
• Йод додан: To teach
• Нафас кашидан: To breath (to draw breath.)
• Гап задан: To speak (to throw a word)
• Чашм андоштан: To have a look at, to lay an eye on.
• Ва, –у: And
• Ҳам: Also
• Ҳам … ҳам …: As much … as also
• На фақат … ҳам: Not only …, rather also …
• Йо: Or
• Йо … йо …: Either … or …
• Чун, чункӣ: Because
• Токӣ: In order to …
• Аммо, вале, лекин: But
• Кӣ: That
• Агар: If
• Боинкӣ: However
• Вақтекӣ: When …
• Онҳо рафтанд, аммо мо нарафтем: They went, but we didn’t go.
• Вай баонҷо нарафт, шункӣ вақт аш: He didn’t go there, because he didn’t have any time.
• Падару модар: Father and mother
• Зану шавҳар: Husband and wife.
• На фақат дар онҷо, дар инҷо ҳам: Not only there, also here.
• Вақт кӣ ваҷ омад, ту набудӣ: When he came, you weren’t there.
• Афсӯс, кӣ дер мондӣ: It’s a shame that you came late.
• Бо: With
• Бе: Without
• Бар: On, above
• Ба: Into, on, towards
• То: Until
• Бароӣ: For
• Дар: In(side)
• Ба хона меравад: He’s going home.
• Аз шаҳр меояд: He’s from the city.
• Ба самолот меравад: He’s flying in the plane.
• … бокасе: … with someone.
• Ба забони немиси гап мезанад: He speaks German
• Вай дар хона мебошад: He’s at home.
• Дар моҳи январ: йа He’s travelling in January.
• Аз пагоҳ то бегоҳ: From morning to evening.
• то шаҳр: To the city
• Бе ин кас намешавад: Without him, it won’t happen.
• Бароӣ шумо овардам: I brought it with me for you.
• Болои: Over
• Зери: Under
• Пушти: Behind
• Пеши: In front of
• Назди: Beside
• Паҳлуи: Near
• Болои/пушти/пеши хона: Over/behind/in front of the house
• Бо дӯст: With friend
• БаЪди кор: After work
• Аз шарҳр: From the city, out of the city.
• Ба кор: To work
• Ман китобро харам: I bought the book.
• Ман китоб харам: I bought a book.